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- Dictionarybarricade/ˌbarɪˈkeɪd/
noun
- 1. an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces: "they built barricades in the narrow streets"
verb
- 1. block or defend with a barricade: "they barricaded the building and occupied it all night"
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BARRICADE definition: 1. a line or pile of objects put together, often quickly, to stop people from going where they want…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a. : an obstruction or rampart thrown up across a way or passage to check the advance of the enemy. b. : barrier sense 1a. 2. : barrier sense 3, obstacle. 3. barricades plural : a field of combat or dispute. Synonyms. Verb. bar. block (off)
verb (used with object) , bar·ri·cad·ed, bar·ri·cad·ing. to obstruct or block with a barricade: barricading the streets to prevent an attack. to shut in and defend with or as if with a barricade: The rebels had barricaded themselves in the old city. Synonyms: fortify.
a line or pile of objects put together, often quickly, to stop people from going where they want to go: A few protestors broke through police barricades and rushed toward the site. erect a barricade Inmates erected a barricade between themselves and the prison guards. See also. man the barricades. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A barricade is anything that prevents people or vehicles from getting through. Construction workers often barricade a street to block traffic. You know how barriers block things from getting through? A barricade is similar. Soldiers create barricades to keep enemy troops out. Police officers put up barricades around a crime scene.
A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest. Large areas of the city have been closed off by barricades set up by the demonstrators. Synonyms: barrier, wall, railing, fence More Synonyms of barricade. 2. verb.
Definition of barricade noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
